So, Marcee was supposed to get in this morning at 8:30AM. Before we went to bed last night, I checked with US Airways on line and it said that the flight would be delayed by about 30 minutes, but would still be able to get in 30 minutes early, or something like that. I just figured that I would double check on the way out the door in the morning… What a bad assumption. I checked several websites and they all said that it was “Delayed” until ~2AM. So, I set about trying to find out what is going on with the flight. First, I tried their on-line chat, and the person on the other end says that it looks like it is on time. That would be kind of odd, since more than one website says it is delayed. So, I ask for a local phone number and speak to someone who looks up all the info and says that it is delayed and will take off at 3AM, landing at 3PM GMT. Hmmm… Oh, well. Since Ray is sick and I am fighting off what ever he gave me, we went back to bed. Then, when I got back up around noon, I checked again, and they have cancelled the flight, though when I called with Marcee’s record locater number, she said that the flight was only delayed and that it would take off at 10AM EST. I asked what they had done with Marcee and found out that they rebooked her to tonight’s flight. Poor Marcee!! She has been afraid to get on an overseas flight, and worried about this whole thing, and what happens? Oh, well. She will still get her in time for our 4^th of July cookout. :-)

I have to say this, or I am just going to burst from not saying it… NHS is one of many things that is wrong with the UK and the biggest reason I will not vote for a democrat in the next election… Say “no” to socialized medicine because it causes systemic problems within a country – like, say, allowing fundamentalist terrorists into the country with no work visa just because they are medical students or doctors… This is just part of what happens when you don’t provide motivation to people to excel. It’s why socialism and communism can never truly succeed. If everyone is treated the same, despite their skills or qualifications, if I work my butt off just to pay more taxes to support some lazy jerk, what is my motivation to continue working as hard as I can?

One other thing… By putting this here, I will be obligated to do something about it. Agata wants to do a tri. And she wants me to do it with her. Ah!! We are going to try to find a pool and start swimming on lunch. I am actually going to get off my butt and try to do a tri.